SRH’s Abhishek Sharma scored his maiden fifty against CSK in IPL 2022
Indian Premier League sentimental favorites Chennai Super Kings ended their fourth consecutive defeat with young Abhishek Sharma’s 75 off 50 balls to help Sunrisers Hyderabad win their first eight-wicket haul in this edition of the tournament.
21-year-old Sharma first attacked the opposition in a sharp manner IPL The fifty, which included five fours and three sixes, helped Sunrisers chase down the target of 155 runs with 14 balls to spare.
CSK now have to win at least eight of their remaining 10 matches to reach the magic figure of 16 points which is the cut-off for play-off qualification over the years.
The left-hander from Punjab, who was bought by Sunrisers for Rs 6.5 crore in the auction, led India to victory in the Under-19 Asia Cup in 2016, after which he was replaced as captain. Prithvi Shaw A few months before the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.
It was Sunrisers’ first win of this IPL, having lost to Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants in their earlier matches. CSK have already lost to Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings in the previous games. Sharma eases pressure on his captain on a sluggish pitch Kane Williamson (32 off 40 balls) who played the second fiddle for the in-form youngster after failing to score big in the last two matches.
Williamson was dismissed in the 13th over after sharing an 89-run opening partnership with Sharma off left-arm pacer Mukesh Chaudhary (1/30), who was also dismissed in the 18th over. dwayne bravo (1/29) Sunrisers needed just 10 runs. Rahul Tripathi (39 not out from 15 balls) again made sure that there were no hiccups in the run chase. He sees Bravo for a boundary to end the chase in style.
Sharma was dropped when he was on 62 Ravindra Jadeja Bravo but by then CSK had already lost the plot. Sunrisers needed 47 runs with nine wickets in six overs. Sharma hit a six off Mukesh Chaudhary in the next over and Tripathi then joined the party in the 17th over with a maximum and a boundary off Chris Jordan and it got no match.
All six CSK bowlers went with Jordan as the highest run-getter, taking 34 more wickets in his three overs.
east, Moeen Ali After being asked to bat first, CSK made 154 for seven and made 48 off 35 balls. Captain Ravindra Jadeja (23 off 15 balls) played a slight cameo in the end after CSK lost a few wickets in the pile.
Robin Uthappa (15) was dismissed by Washington Sundar (2/21) on the very first ball of the off-spinner when the batsman took the catch for a slog-sweep. After conceding 25 runs in the first three overs, SRH was back in the game and it got the better of them with T Natarajan (2/30) attacking as the left-arm pacer bowled Ruturaj Gaikwad (16).
CSK were in trouble at 36 for two in 5.1 overs and needed a partnership, and Moeen Ali and Ambati Rayudu (27) answered the call with the third wicket of 62 runs. Close to 100 and with some more batting to come to the pitch where the ball seemed to be stalling, CSK were well established when Rayudu departed after playing a part in rebuilding the innings. However, Williamson’s gamble to bring in Markram worked as CSK lost their fourth wicket at 108 in the 15th over.
In a soft dismissal, Natarajan held Shivam Dubey responsible as the defending champions lost three wickets in quick succession. Two overs later, with even the great Mahendra Singh Dhoni (3) going back into the dugout, CSK struggled to 122 for six, with 15 balls to spare.